Top Ranked Programs
Central Michigan University's program mix is anchored in Business, with meaningful enrollment across health, education, and social-science fields as well — a portfolio consistent with a regional public research university serving a broad range of career pathways. Business accounts for 24% of graduates, followed by Education at 10% and Social Sciences at 6%, reflecting a distribution that balances applied professional fields with foundational disciplines. Across 73 programs serving roughly 3,138 students annually, the institution's strongest financial outcomes cluster in business, health, and computing fields. The program combining the largest cohort scale with strong earnings is Business Administration, which anchors Central Michigan University's economic profile and drives a meaningful share of the institution's aggregate graduate earnings. Among the most popular programs, Psychology, General program graduates 248 students and delivers median earnings of $53,422 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #89 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration and Subject-Specific Teacher Education also enroll large cohorts of 231 and 215 graduates respectively, with four-year median earnings of $74,113 and $49,588, providing stable applied-career pathways for a broad share of the student body. The highest-earning programs at Central Michigan University are concentrated in fields with direct workforce entry. Finance leads with median earnings of $79,906 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #89 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions — followed by Digital Marketing at $75,661 and Business Administration at $74,113. These programs represent high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect near-term labor-market outcomes. For context on how these fields align with national hiring demand, see the [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/).